From: "Dale Baglo" Received: from smtp-out-so.shaw.ca ([64.59.136.139] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.1.0) with ESMTPS id 7506152 for ae-list@media-motion.tv; Thu, 13 Feb 2020 09:36:12 +0100 Received: from cds246.dcs.int.inet ([10.0.141.114]) by shaw.ca with ESMTP id 29yfjUvQ517ZD29ygjmgG8; Thu, 13 Feb 2020 01:36:06 -0700 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=shaw.ca; s=s20180605; t=1581582966; bh=ltdCOnMa0g3l0yIN9nlnCuIavUC8yOx8F099ZTngfE4=; h=Date:From:To:In-Reply-To:References:Subject; b=WC7HB/9sfNhsvsHtL5xoK3MfvAtKPjgybIckRobCtD7g2PQvw7J13R+R+qGr7ob25 9YNfVQz3I4v6deQtkiYRKJR7oe4IRN2EU0tfF2WoG4F28xWMbv4G1C/PUuGvaHxyiU HnZX1w3ix71ikzwahvz1SSAZfoIxcHHMXm5JWLat4lrNioqQMWpAjlZkjh+7OdEWZF rL6k/2srTkGPH+M++xDpeQZAjpRJiCP+ZkGMK2jh3etEznUdqitGXxMxIkHum52FqS HDhfqZtx0mecKenlDa18ODaEMZ2u9RToBFWENL0qJBp/O3QhuFdZtvvnl//dzzkrmT nZBnc3UUz8MOw== X-Authority-Analysis: v=2.3 cv=ZsqT1OzG c=1 sm=1 tr=0 a=kmJGWmn77PZ/qoBMO5MAvg==:117 a=jpOVt7BSZ2e4Z31A5e1TngXxSK0=:19 a=FKkrIqjQGGEA:10 a=BkeSQs4-4UMA:10 a=41LR7xXCAAAA:8 a=gmse5h2r4asWDW-4XWkA:9 a=K3JtfsHU8MQetG0f:21 a=lM5WjoI7zv5VCd7e:21 a=QEXdDO2ut3YA:10 a=9ueOUjWxkauZaB7J:21 a=_W_S_7VecoQA:10 a=U4dryVEaELl5NiWolMoI:22 Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 01:36:05 -0700 (MST) To: After Effects Mail List Message-ID: <1500486742.1111778267.1581582965553.JavaMail.zimbra@shaw.ca> In-Reply-To: References: Subject: Re: [AE] Album covers from outer space MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="=_6e6f5deb-5f1d-4211-bf7c-f4758ba51c18" X-Originating-IP: [70.67.2.203, 70.67.2.203] X-Mailer: Zimbra 8.8.11_GA_3799 (ZimbraWebClient - SAF12.1 (Mac)/8.8.11_GA_3787) Thread-Topic: Album covers from outer space Thread-Index: v00NayX7qEsylApw46IGUnIFOLAaog== X-CMAE-Envelope: MS4wfPYgeb35GSP+oSLnW0ux4cyTdAy6tMhMb7EhoXiGF3Q1IW45lsOyLh5JipibcDUE2O3G+LCPd5k7QBX2Ic6aGAYNwJUHMNzYB2ePN9Bf7hYTL9LbenV/ diI+ZAyDKqEkKY9tCCnWsuNZj7d3VlLCrxr2RvnW7sE1v5gTREtMMseBh2kQdN15nePW12P+UQlEWQ== --=_6e6f5deb-5f1d-4211-bf7c-f4758ba51c18 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thanks! I've give that a try.=20 I had a thought a minute ago. I have Trapcode Particular 2. Is it possible = to assign my own media (the hundred or so album covers) to behave as if the= y were particles?=20 -dB=20 From: "After Effects Mail List" =20 To: "After Effects Mail List" =20 Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2020 12:01:23 AM=20 Subject: Re: [AE] Album covers from outer space=20 Hi Dale,=20 yes, moving the camera makes sense. To place the layers in space randomly, = the wiggle expression can be very helpful. If you set the frequency to 0, t= hey won=E2=80=99t move.=20 wiggle(0,500)=20 for example, will place all layers up to 500px away from their original pos= ition (in each dimension) and keep them on that random position. So if they= initially all have the same position, after applying the expression they f= orm a =E2=80=99swarm=E2=80=99 around that position after applying the expre= ssion.=20 If you want to control their placement in X,Y, and Z independently, you cou= ld use the separate Wiggle 3D iExpression, for example.=20 [ https://mamoworld.com/after-effects-expression/wiggle | https://mamoworld= .com/after-effects-expression/wiggle ]=20 [ http://mamoworld.com/ | mamoworld.com ]=20 simplify your cgi=20 Dr. Mathias M=C3=B6hl=20 Marlow 52 , 18551 Sagard, Germany=20 Phone +49 (0)38302 - 88 75 61=20 [ mailto:info@mamoworld.com | info@mamoworld.com ]=20 Cheers,=20 Mathias=20 On 13. Feb 2020, at 07:45, Dale Baglo < [ mailto:AE-List@media-motion.tv | = AE-List@media-motion.tv ] > wrote:=20 Hi all. I want to do an animation whereby the camera appears to fly into a = 'swarm' of record album covers (I have jpegs of them in a folder). I'm gues= sing that it would be more efficient to animate just the camera and not the= albums... correct? If anyone has any short cut suggestions... or know of a= template or plug-in for 'camera flying through a swarm of artwork' type ef= fect, please let me know.=20 Thanks,=20 -dB=20 --=_6e6f5deb-5f1d-4211-bf7c-f4758ba51c18 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Thanks!  I've give that a try.

I had a thought a minute ago.  = I have Trapcode Particular 2.  Is it possible to assign my own media (= the hundred or so album covers) to behave as if they were particles? <= /div>

-dB

From: "After Effects Mail List" <AE-List@media-motion.tv>
= To: "After Effects Mail List" <AE-List@media-motion.tv>
Sen= t: Thursday, February 13, 2020 12:01:23 AM
Subject: Re: [AE] = Album covers from outer space

Hi Dale,

yes, moving the camera makes sense. To place the la= yers in space randomly, the wiggle expression can be very helpful. If = you set the frequency to 0, they won=E2=80=99t move.
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wiggle(0,500)

for example, will place all layers up to 5= 00px away from their original position (in each dimension) and keep them on= that random position. So if they initially all have the same position, aft= er applying the expression they form a =E2=80=99swarm=E2=80=99 around that = position after applying the expression.

If you want to control their placement in X,Y, and Z= independently, you could use the separate Wiggle 3D iExpression, for examp= le.
https://mamoworld.com/after-ef= fects-expression/wiggle

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mamoworld.com
sim= plify your cgi

Dr. Mathias M=C3=B6hl
Marlow 52 , 18551 Sagard, Germ= any
Phone +49 (0)38302 - 88 75 61
info@mamoworld.com


Cheers,
Mathias

On 13. Feb 2020, a= t 07:45, Dale Baglo <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote:

Hi all.  I want to do an animation whereby the camera= appears to fly into a 'swarm' of record album covers  (I have jpegs o= f them in a folder).  I'm guessing that it would be more efficient to = animate just the camera and not the albums... correct?  If anyone has = any short cut suggestions... or know of a template or plug-in for 'camera f= lying through a swarm of artwork' type effect, please let me know.

Thanks,

-dB


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